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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:navy'>Good morning. Are you interested in joining our Exhibit Hall on November 6 & 7?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";color:blue'>Cathy Hiebert,</span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";color:blue'>Executive Director<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:blue'>Alaska Broadcasters Association<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:blue'>Alaskabroadcasters.org<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";color:blue'>P: 907.258.2424; F: 907.258.2414; C: 907.343.9143</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Eurostile;color:navy'>Promoting free, over-the-air broadcast television and radio.</span><span style='color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:navy'> Accomplishment will prove to be a journey, not a destination---Dwight D. Eisenhower</span><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:navy'><img width=172 height=103 style='width:1.7916in;height:1.0729in' id="_x0000_i1028" src="cid:image001.jpg@01DC344C.6C506840"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Clyde Plunkett <c.plunkett@plunkettents.com> <br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, October 3, 2025 9:02 AM<br><b>To:</b> akbagold@gci.net; SBE-89-Alaska <sbe-89-alaska@sea.sbe16.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Charles Sather <CSather@knba.org><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [SBE-89-Alaska] Engineering Sessions ABA Convention<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Can someone tell me the dates of the ABA this year?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br clear=all><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Clyde Plunkett, VP, Tres.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br>Plunkett Enterprises, Inc.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>PEI-ALASKA Mortgage Field Services<br>4901 Folker Street<br>Anchorage, Alaska 99507<br>907-563-6844<br>907-563-6845 fax<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>A proud Sponsor and Member of NAMFS!<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Greetings from the "Last Frontier". <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Thu, Sep 4, 2025 at 14:52 akbagold--- via SBE-89-alaska <<a href="mailto:sbe-89-alaska@sea.sbe16.org">sbe-89-alaska@sea.sbe16.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:navy'>You’ve got it correct Charles.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:navy'>Here’s Lockwood; and I’m thrilled to say he is sponsored:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><i><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:navy'>Stephen Lockwood, Hatfield & Dawson Consulting Engineers, <u>"Antenna Modeling & Testing with a Bonus of Crazy Antenna Ideas."</u></span></i></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:navy'> An overview of the art of antenna modeling as currently done by antenna vendors, consulting engineers, and the FCC<i>.</i></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><i><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:navy'> </span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:navy'>Key Code Media will be presenting on how to build a podcast studio.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:navy'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:navy'>Here are the rest of the exhibitors so far:</span><o:p></o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=168 style='width:1.75in;border-collapse:collapse'><tr style='height:15.75pt'><td width=168 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:1.75in;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Aptos Narrow",sans-serif;color:black'>BGS</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='height:15.75pt'><td width=168 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:1.75in;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.75pt;border-color:currentcolor windowtext windowtext'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Aptos Narrow",sans-serif;color:black'>LiveU</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='height:15.75pt'><td width=168 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:1.75in;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.75pt;border-color:currentcolor windowtext windowtext'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Aptos Narrow",sans-serif;color:black'>Utah Sci</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='height:15.75pt'><td width=168 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:1.75in;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.75pt;border-color:currentcolor windowtext windowtext'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Aptos Narrow",sans-serif;color:black'>Evertz</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='height:15.75pt'><td width=168 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:1.75in;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.75pt;border-color:currentcolor windowtext windowtext'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Aptos Narrow",sans-serif;color:black'>Nautel</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='height:15.75pt'><td width=168 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:1.75in;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.75pt;border-color:currentcolor windowtext windowtext'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Aptos Narrow",sans-serif;color:black'>Nautel</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='height:15.75pt'><td width=168 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:1.75in;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.75pt;border-color:currentcolor windowtext windowtext'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Aptos Narrow",sans-serif;color:black'>GatesAir</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='height:15.75pt'><td width=168 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:1.75in;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.75pt;border-color:currentcolor windowtext windowtext'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Aptos Narrow",sans-serif;color:black'>Heartland w/Harmonic</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='height:15.75pt'><td width=168 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:1.75in;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.75pt;border-color:currentcolor windowtext windowtext'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Aptos Narrow",sans-serif;color:black'>KeyCode Media</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='height:15.75pt'><td width=168 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:1.75in;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.75pt;border-color:currentcolor windowtext windowtext'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Aptos Narrow",sans-serif;color:black'>Clear Com</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='height:15.75pt'><td width=168 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:1.75in;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.75pt;border-color:currentcolor windowtext windowtext'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Aptos Narrow",sans-serif;color:black'>Slatercom</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:navy'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";color:blue'>Cathy Hiebert,</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";color:blue'>Executive Director</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:blue'>Alaska Broadcasters Association</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:blue'>Alaskabroadcasters.org</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";color:blue'>P: 907.258.2424; F: 907.258.2414; C: 907.343.9143</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:Eurostile;color:navy'>Promoting free, over-the-air broadcast television and radio.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:navy'> Accomplishment will prove to be a journey, not a destination---Dwight D. Eisenhower</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:navy'><img border=0 width=640 height=384 style='width:6.6666in;height:4.0in' id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image001.jpg@01DC344C.6C506840"></span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:navy'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in;border-color:currentcolor currentcolor'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> SBE-89-alaska <<a href="mailto:sbe-89-alaska-bounces@sea.sbe16.org" target="_blank">sbe-89-alaska-bounces@sea.sbe16.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Charles Sather via SBE-89-alaska<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, September 4, 2025 2:44 PM<br><b>To:</b> Charles Sather <<a href="mailto:CSather@knba.org" target="_blank">CSather@knba.org</a>>; SBE-89-Alaska <<a href="mailto:sbe-89-alaska@sea.sbe16.org" target="_blank">sbe-89-alaska@sea.sbe16.org</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [SBE-89-Alaska] Engineering Sessions ABA Convention</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Following up on this email. ABA Convention is coming up, I haven’t had a chance to work on the engineering track yet with all the other stuff that has happened with the funding cuts for public broadcasting. I know that everyone has been really busy, but if anyone wants to help out, has ideas, wants to present (some topics below), let me know. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Lockwood is planning on presenting<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Keycode I believe is also wanting to present. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Any one else that I am missing Cathy? <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Thank you, <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#783F04'>Charles Sather</span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#783F04'><br></span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#783F04'>Chief Operating Officer,</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#783F04'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Koahnic Broadcast Corporation</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#783F04'>P. 907-793-3535 | </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#B45F06'><a href="http://koahnicbroadcast.org" target="_blank">koahnicbroadcast.org</a></span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#B45F06'> <br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Support KBC and its programs through Pick.Click.Give</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in;border-color:currentcolor currentcolor'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> SBE-89-alaska <<a href="mailto:sbe-89-alaska-bounces@sea.sbe16.org" target="_blank">sbe-89-alaska-bounces@sea.sbe16.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Charles Sather via SBE-89-alaska<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, November 25, 2024 10:04 AM<br><b>To:</b> SBE-89-Alaska <<a href="mailto:sbe-89-alaska@sea.sbe16.org" target="_blank">sbe-89-alaska@sea.sbe16.org</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> [EXTERNAL] [SBE-89-Alaska] Engineering Sessions ABA Convention</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><div><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:yellow;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;background-position-x:0%;background-position-y:0%'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center'><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:red'>CAUTION: </span></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'>This Email is from an EXTERNAL source. Ensure you trust this sender before clicking on any links or attachments.</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>I just wanted to put a bug in everyone’s ear about sessions for the ABA Convention next year. Even though the ABA Board hasn’t officially said there will be a convention, the likelihood looks good. If any Engineers would like to help plan sessions, let me know.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Here is a comment that came out of the end-of-year board meeting with the ABA members:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>“I made a suggestion during the meeting a week ago and wanted to expand on that a little bit to share what matters most to me and what may matter to other small stations<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Basic troubleshooting skills.<br>If X happens, do Y.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>(Like, if you go to the statewide newscast at 5 or 6 and theres no audio... heres what you do). one of the things that would be handy, is having a list of stations who carry at the same time as you so you could then pull up a stream from that station and can get a stream on air while you troubleshoot why you have no satellite audio.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>stuff like that that requires some thought process, because lemme tell you, in a small town when things go sideways, you know someones about to call you and tell you theres a problem when youre already stressed about trying to solve it. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>I think another very useful skill is automation programming. not all, but some arent techie types or deep nerdy radio people like me...... and even im hesitant around automation programming. .and we know what to do because weve been doing it for so long, repetition.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>I know there isnt one automation standard across the state, but maybe worth finding out what stations use and what our most common automation needs are?<br><br>tech/troubleshooting stuff along the lines of.. that wiull get normal programming on till you can find the problem yourself in a few minutes, an hour... or something that will hold till you can get engineering on site if its a major issue<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>(like when my console had an issue after a power outage.. it wasnt necessarily the console, it was the power supply)<br><br>Us small stations arent so much concerned, at least as i see it in my POV with KSKO.. about programming stuf.f. its technical stuff, also based on the few brief convesations ive had with others mall stations here<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Theres more 1 person management/tech staffs then we realize... KDLG, KUHB, KSDP, KCUK, KIYU, KSKO, KZPA... some are better at some things than others (like DAve at KIYU is pretty smart technically(<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Paul”<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span class=m870059298258399326gmailsignatureprefix>-- </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#222222'><br>Regards,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#222222'>Paul Walker</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#222222'>"The Alaska Radio Nerd"</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#222222'><a href="mailto:paul@alaskaradionerd.com" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1155CC'>paul@alaskaradionerd.com</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#222222'>Mobile/Cell +1 (907) 574-0258</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#222222'>Program Director: KSKO 89.5 FM McGrath, Alaska, USA</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:#222222'>Afternoon Host: Hits 106 KLMI-FM Laramie, Wyoming, USA</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal 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